Breast feeding is a very natural, instinctive act for most newborns, but it still can be very difficult for most new mothers in the first 4 to 5 days after delivery. To begin with, many mothers have been awake all night long going through the very physically exhausting process of labor and delivery (Note: they don’t call it “vacation and delivery” for a reason!). Then the combination of excitement and a constant stream of visitors all day can leave a mother more tired than if she ran in a 100-mile race! The good new is that initially a mother’s breasts make collostrum – a very beneficial, high protein liquid that is perfect for new babies but low in amount – for the first 3 to 4 days. Around the 3rd or 4th day breast milk begins to arrive. Listen and learn what to do to accelerate breast milk production after delivery. Find out when supplementation is needed and when it is not. Anyone planning to breast feed should listen to this podcast.

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